27 Quotes by Merrill Lynch

The April IEA report supports our belief that rising inventories, moderating demand growth and Saudi Arabia's commitment to put more oil into the market will put downward pressure on oil prices.

We continue to take a cautious stance on the specialty retail sector and expect group performance will be inconsistent in the near term, reflecting tough fourth-quarter comparisons and uncertainty about consumer spending.

We believe the recent turmoil at AOL is probably helping Yahoo!'s online advertising business on the margin.

While we had not considered a private equity deal, there is no reason why, if the price were right, this should not be a legitimate option.

We get the sense that this was really a personal decision made by Mr. Nelson and that he was not pushed out by the company.

We remain bullish on gold over the medium to long term and believe that the arguments for gold outweigh the arguments against.

We believe CFO Mike Lehman is one of the most conservative on the Street, and we have no reason to believe there are any accounting irregularities at the company.

We expect group's performance to continue to be volatile as concerns about a promotional and lackluster holiday season remain the near-term focus.

BNP Paribas has continued the trend of European banks beating at revenue level, but experiencing significant cost growth.